These new changes represent an exciting step forward for competitive games in general. While the competitive nature of the eSports scenes are what draw people towards these games, they are often inaccessible for newcomers. With Valve taking a big step forward in addressing these concerns, this hopefully means that its other games like Counter-Strike: Global Offensive will follow suit . Its stance on smurfing should also serve as an example for other competitive games as well. Games like League of Legends and Overwatch have had smurfing problems for years but since their developers rarely crack down on it, they turn off many potential newcomers. As Valve continues to improve its matchmaking systems, other games should take note of how Dota 2 has begun catering to a new audie

It comes as no surprise that her popularity in-game as a marksman, paired with the femme fatale aesthetic of her design, has drawn attention from the cosplay community. Through their artistic efforts, the champion and all her iterations have been brought to life outside of the Ri

Rumors earlier this week claimed that the game would depict an alternate history in which World War II did not end in 1945. Though, according to Eurogamer , Vanguard will return to a "traditional WW2 setting," rather than alternate history. Eurogamer has also reported that Vanguard is only a working title that will likely change before release. The new COD will come with a brand new Warzone map and bring the battle royale game mode with it just as Black Ops Cold War did previou

Valve also finally addressed the smurfing problem in Dota 2 by officially making it a bannable offense . Players who are found to be selling accounts or boosting ranks can have their main accounts banned as well. Suspected smurf accounts will also be paired with other smurf accounts in order to stop them from ruining the experience of newer players. While Valve has previously attempted to mitigate this issue by detecting smurf accounts and adjusting to their correct rank, there were still issues where players would smurf with the sole intention of beating lower skilled players. With Valve finally putting its foot down on smurfing, this should mean that newcomers will be able to play against other players of their skill le

Perhaps the biggest Easter egg comes not from the trailer but from the Mobile Legends jungle phone wallpapers released with it . Fans were quick to realize that each of the four heroes' posters had a part of a QR code in them. Putting together the QR code leads to a 10-second teaser with Terrorbl

With the recent release of the new animated Dota 2 series on Netflix, Valve has finally acknowledged the barrier of entry and has overhauled the new player experience with tutorials, in-game tooltips, a coaching system, a new game mode, and more based on community feedback. Together with these new updates, Dota 2 sets a great example for other competitive games to make their newcomer experience more accessi

There is a lot of micromanagement involved with the ultimate familiars, but after mastering that, Visage is a solidified staple in the top tiers. Because Visage can self-defend and self-heal, every team that doesn't know how to play with Visage will likely ban the hero to maintain any hope for winn

Sure, the content they’re getting is far superior in most measurements to what we got and is now firmly in the mainstream, as to not alienate them from their hobby. But there’s a colossal downside to this progress: it’s harder for poor kids to have a good t

@lena_osaki aims for the stars with her cosplay of Star Guardian Miss Fortune, a thematic homage to the genre of Magical Girls (e.g. Sailor Moon ). This version of Miss Fortune is a planetary defender and her pistols are redesigned to appear hyper-stylized and cartoon

Turtle Rock Studios' spiritual successor to Left 4 Dead has been delayed for five months. Back 4 Blood was originally scheduled to release on July 18, but Turtle Rock announced on Twitter this week that the game won't be coming until October 12, 2

If someone turns the brightness up high, they will notice that Davion is running up a spiked back. Viewers can similarly see that he jumps over the head of none other than Slyrak itself to attack the other dra

Terrorblade, the demon who even dominated the reflections of his most evil aspects. The demon whose motives are unknown to the world. The demon who can transform into his worst possible self and keep it under his control. And if this isn't the perfect way to drop an Easter egg, no way possibly

Turtle Rock hosted a weekend beta for Back 4 Blood earlier this year that featured some promising gameplay. According to the studio, they will be using the additional development time to make Back 4 Blood "the best game it can possibly

With The International 2020 being cancelled as well as the future of the tournament left uncertain, Valve decided to work with Netflix to create a new animated show titled Dota: Dragon's Blood to hopefully attract new players to Dota 2. Together with the show, Valve also decided to release a massive update for Dota 2 that overhauled the new player experience. Introducing a number of diverse tools and resources, Valve hopes that new players are provided gradual learning opportunities instead of a single dump of complex informat